Worm at the end of a fishhook, e.g. Crossword Clue

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Worm at the end of a fishhook, e.g. Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. anything that serves as an enticement
2. something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
(verb)
1. harass with persistent criticism or carping
2. attack with dogs or set dogs upon

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

FISHHOOK (noun)
1. a sharp barbed hook for catching fish
WORM (verb)
1. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
WORM (noun)
1. a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
2. any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae

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